Islamic State/Iraq/Syria: A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIL banner somewhere in the deserts of Iraq or Syria. ISIL publicity image, 2015. (Photo by: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
  • According to a criminal complaint, Mohammad Rafi Mohammadi, of Kansas City, sent money to one Islamic State recruiter and sought to secure the release of another.
  • Mohammadi, who was hired by the U.S. military to be a translator in Afghanistan, allegedly hid his contact with the terrorist group during his check to obtain a security clearance.
  • Mohammadi faces one charge of making false statements in reference to obtaining his security clearance and faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.